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For more than ten years, acclaimed chef Mark Peel has used Campanile's Monday night dinner menus to present his own special takes on popular comfort food dishes like eggplant parmesan and beef goulash. In New Classic Family Dinners, he shares recipes for more than 200 of his best-ever versions of family favorites such as Macaroni and Cheese with Wild Mushrooms, Steak with Anchovy Butter, and Monkfish Osso Bucco.
Peel's explanations and excellent guidance make it easy to follow the recipes, both for those relatively new in the kitchen as well as for more experienced cooks. Culled from more than ten years of Campanile's Monday night menus, the book features
Once you discover these extraordinary versions of ordinary dishes and learn how easy it is to adapt them for a table for two or a crowd of ten, you'll be inspired to make every night a special family-and friends-dinner night.
Recipe Excerpts from New Classic Family Dinners
![]() Eggplant Parmesan | ![]() Steak with Anchovy Butter | ![]() Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream |
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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No More Boring Family Dinners,
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This is a cookbook that you will keep open on your kitchen counter. The pictures are inspiring, and Mark Peel's voice throughout the book is encouraging and mentoring. I truly enjoyed just sitting down and reading the cookbook, like a book. The book is more like cooking classes, not only recipes. Truly enjoyable is how each recipe has an intro. to it, and a tip to make it work.
The surprising part was how much time was spent on the foreward. Rather than just a cookbook, with an index of recipes, Mark talks you through how to begin sparking up family dinners. I received the book Sept. 24, and have used it nightly since. It is more fun to cook, when you have the reasons for doing it the way you should, right there. Complete with explanations on how to avoid lifeless green beans, or how to fry chicken just right. It's all in the know how...takes your family meals from plain to top level, just by knowing the secrets here and there. This cookbook is a lot of fun, and is just like going through a lesson with a friend. There is a lot of personality in this book, so it is just not another dry cookbook, with no one encouraging you to try something new. I am having fun with this cookbook, and my family of 5 looks forward to the change in the kitchen atmosphere...the boys lay out the ingredients, and my youngest reads the directions. We do it together, and they have learned something from each recipe. Now we know why our fried chicken just wasn't crispy enough before! We followed the recipe in Mark's book, and it was out of this world.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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an excellent cookbook,
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Thank you Mark Peel (and Martha Rose Shulman), for taking the time to write thoughtful recipes; for including the details that improve our technique, and elevate the meal. Before I made the "Tuna Noodle Casserole", I knew it was going to be the best tuna noodle casserole I've ever made. The recipe includes little things that make a big difference....oil-packed tuna, straining the béchamel, slightly undercooking the pasta (something I always do, but you rarely see it mentioned in a recipe). I appreciate and learned from the notes included in the book..."It's important to cook béchamel long enough to rid it of any raw flour taste. This is one reason you always add COLD milk to your roux."
So when you explain to me why you are using a rough chop of parsley, rather than a "fine" chop, I get that. I learn from that. You make sense. And I appreciate that you share the details that will make me a better cook. I read a lot of recipes. These are beautiful and thorough; and they represent food I really want to eat!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing recipes, beautiful book, thoughtful directions, and restaurant secrets!,
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So far from this beautiful cookbook I've made: Unabashed, Unashamed Southern Fried Chicken [which included a homemade brine], Coleslaw, Garlic Mayonnaise, Remoulade Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Salad with Walnuts, and Sauteed Halibut with Seasoned Breadcrumbs.
Each recipe has produced a divine dish. I'm not going to say it was effortless, but the effort was enjoyable and well-spent, as well as educational. I made my first homemade mayonnaise! Truly, it was easy and delicious. The fried chicken was the best my 5 dining companions and I have ever eaten. I love the way Chef Mark Peel and Martha Rose Schulman have divulged restaurant secrets that are easy to replicate in a home kitchen. My next attempt will be the Beef Goulash meal suggested in the back, which includes Beet Borscht, homemade Spaetzle with Wilted Spinach, and Chocolate Pudding for dessert. Oh, YUM. It's sure to be outstanding. Yes, some of the dishes take time, but a little forethought, a helping hand or two in the kitchen, and a smidge of extra care help tremendously. Besides, many are quite easy -- the seasoned breadcrumb-encrusted halibut was picture-perfect, uber tasty, and super fast. I have a feeling I'll make every recipe out of this book; they're all so enticing [and the photos are mouthwatering!].
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